Transitions in turbulent rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

S Schmitz, A Tilgner - Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Numerical simulations of rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection are presented for both no slip
and free slip boundaries. The goal is to find a criterion distinguishing convective flows …

Rapidly rotating turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

K Julien, S Legg, J McWilliams… - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1996 - cambridge.org
Turbulent Boussinesq convection under the influence of rapid rotation (ie with comparable
characteristic rotation and convection timescales) is studied. The transition to turbulence …

Scaling behaviour in Rayleigh–Bénard convection with and without rotation

EM King, S Stellmach, B Buffett - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection provides a simplified dynamical analogue for many
planetary and stellar fluid systems. Here, we use numerical simulations of rotating Rayleigh …

Direct numerical simulation of turbulent rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

RPJ Kunnen, BJ Geurts, HJH Clercx - Direct and large-eddy simulation VI, 2006 - Springer
The influence of rotation on turbulent convection is investigated with direct numerical
simulation. The classical Rayleigh-Bénard configuration is augmented with steady rotation …

Transitions between turbulent states in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

RJAM Stevens, JQ Zhong, HJH Clercx, G Ahlers… - Physical review …, 2009 - APS
Weakly rotating turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection was studied experimentally and
numerically. With increasing rotation and large enough Rayleigh number a supercritical …

Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection: bits and pieces

RE Ecke - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2023 - Elsevier
Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection (RRBC) is a laboratory realization of the combined
influence of thermal buoyancy and the rotational Coriolis force. This combination appears in …

What rotation rate maximizes heat transport in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection with Prandtl number larger than one?

Y Yang, R Verzicco, D Lohse, RJAM Stevens - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
The heat transfer and flow structure in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection are strongly
influenced by the Rayleigh (Ra), Prandtl (Pr), and Rossby (Ro) numbers. For Pr≳ 1 and …

Heat transport and the large-scale circulation in rotating turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection

JQ Zhong, G Ahlers - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
Measurements of the Nusselt number Nu and of properties of the large-scale circulation
(LSC) for turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection are presented in the presence of rotation …

Heat transport measurements in turbulent rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

Y Liu, RE Ecke - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2009 - APS
We present experimental heat transport measurements of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard
convection with rotation about a vertical axis. The fluid, water with a Prandtl number (σ) of …

Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection: asymmetric modes and vortex states

F Zhong, RE Ecke, V Steinberg - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1993 - cambridge.org
We present optical shadowgraph flow visualization and heat transport measurements of
Rayleigh–Bénard convection with rotation about a vertical axis. The fluid, water with Prandtl …